Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11

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! OF the car. Being much accustomed 4r
travelling knew at once we were OIL tn.
track, | occupied lower berth on the lef
hand side. Raising myself on M
rlght arm attempted to lift the cuY.Ri,
with my left hand. At that moment =
car plunged and instantly ! felt myse'.
closed in upon by mattresses, bed clothes
and | know not what. In Il second
realized that the train had fallen from
some height, and my hand which was out.
stretched for the shade, had caught thar
of man who | subsequently learned wa.
Mr.: Cushing, but it was only for a sec
ond. The things about me seemed to clos,
in more tightly. | used al my strength
to keep the air space unencroached upon
feeling confident that IN very short time
help would come. | never dreamed o.
fire
6 How passed those few seconds Idon'r
know they seemed eternal. / feared sui
location, that was all. did not struggle
because knew | needed my strength
later. My outstretChed hand attracted
the attention Of the man, and soon felt
the things being pulled away Then my
hand was touched and knew help haC.
come. Presently the roof was cut througl
ana tried to climb up, but could not
free my body from the weight upon it.
wore only night dress and stockings
but they seemed firmly held. asked for
a knife. One was handed to me by W
Gushing. With it cut my nightdress of
and ! was hauled through the hole.
could not stand up. My back was numb
ed. The men laid me on the ice and coz.
cred me with a blanket.
Then | witnessed the most horrible
scene of my life. The train could be-.
scarcely recognized. a few men were
pulling things out of the car and gettinR
out the people. The train was already or
fire; Each car was set on fire by its stove
ana the flames leaplng up soon set. the
bridge cracking. The sparks blew madlJ
to the sky and the cinders fell on the
frozen creek Me- rain. As the cindera
tel, and the heat grew greater, the man
pulled me away on the blanket. From
the car could hear the most terrible cries
piercing the very soul. one voice stNi
rings in my ears. 1t was that of woman
she cried. Wont some one let me out :''
Inc groans OF the dying, the fatally in
Jured ana those plnioned in the wreck up-
on whom the roaring flames leaped de
vouringly filled the air"
Did no help come ~
Yes, one poor old man was there s1i
prisngly quick, and he would have done
all he could but he could get little assist
ance. The farmhouses were distant. The
men VINO had escaped were doing thei
best, but they lost their heads. The en-
Slneer ana fireman were doing their best
but there was no time. In five inmates
the cars were burned down and uotha.
| but smouldering ciuders lay on the bank
and in the shallow creek ThereWas such
confusion that it was hard to tell what
TOOK place during those awful moments
How strange it all seems. Think of this
snovv With a lio,I}i+ t,|u U,ts ~ II
temneratnra helo,,t a,. ~ ~ ~ u.iU Y-l
strewn Win oper, neio a,i ne ICE W'.9 "t
man gave me an orange to eat and said il
was good for me. | suppose they came
from the boudoir car Well, knew die
tearing II M Will ~ w., - =, -
ont for be,np ~ ' tI PIoPIJ "eie - ne
NOT sit nm tha min hJ ~ 49,
We were then rendved 10 tLa a''t f3rb o5Ch
7 shall never forlat tb+ 10y t't H.
nrints ono Of C;5rf fi'' .,, - io9
Thav Iaid nc o1t m GU t Vi az; vi I-lnuo!.-
,ynpen '-'' Pasi, I"r oH 1ie Huut, MN any i!
head torn onen 49, Una" '.l VIZ III.
with her face cut.
+ OLi, une noIIoE oI I4oae hours Ihen
looked AT rs ro,1 i N.Y. i nnI C"tIie
them-they looked 80 foolish. MINI f.
me was a Young c!rl with a broken lee,
She told me that when She tried io o.,
out of hole mau uullcd her back ana
said, After me, and viii helm vor' Tn
man got out and ran away. saw Mis-
Lowell escape She had nothing on bUt
her chemise You see Womeu's clothe.
get caught. 70 escape one must take Of
everythingn
"Were there men in the smoker"
- eS: most all who escaped We're in the.
smoker. They were French Canadians
| am told they looked out and said il wa
TO cold to 90 and help ANYBODY. Auother
thing which was heart y, eakinr was the
grief and beWildermeut of a lirrle hoy whc
lost both his father and mother II is SIM
posed, for he called repeatedly for then,
and they We're not found. He was A littIe
fellow some six years old and SPOKE
French. In fact it was SURPRISING 70 see
how many French Canadians there We're
on the car. The conductor of the train
Sturtevant, was on the floor of the farm
house and So was poor Frank Wesson
He died there 1t was awful TO hear The
talk and the commotou. but none com
pta'Ltu, ne Iu4uiaH Goh'iuctor was
to a passenger. He was instantiv i,iIIed !
Avnprw v,,rrrrp,. r,p,.,,-,>.,,
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Auule" ~ heeIet OF FItchOurg,
Mass, had an awful experience. He wa
travelling to Montreal with .J0senh :,